School Goal: To improve the writing skills of all Prince Charles students
35410 McKee Road, Abbotsford, BC V3G 3B1 604.852.323 princecharles.sd34.bc.ca
Principal, Mr. C. Friesen; Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Gino Bondi; School Trustee, Freddy Latham
May 1, 2015
Mark Your Calendars!
2015-2016 School Supplies Made Easy
We have purchased next year’s school supplies in
May 4 Snow White - Dufflebag Theatre 9:00-10:00 am bulk for all our students again! The benefit to this is that
May 7 McHappy Meal Day supporting Salvation Army you get school supplies at wholesale prices, while
Family Movie Night: Big Hero 6 @ 6:00 pm
teachers and students get the good quality products
May 8 Professional Day– no school for students.
specifically requested by instructors. The rationale is to
May 11 Group & Class Photos
support classroom instruction by equipping students with
May 11 Fruit & Veggies – Grape Tomatoes!
the same supplies. This is to ensure classroom time is
May 12 Gr K / 1 After School Soccer 2:45 – 3:45 pm
maximized and instruction is not lost due to differences in
May 13 Gr 2 / 3 After School Soccer 2:45 – 3:45 pm
the supplies being used by students. Each grade supply
May 14 Gr 4 / 5 After School Soccer 2:45 – 3:45 pm
list has been created in consultation with teaching staff.
When your child arrives for school in September, their
Virtue: Enthusiasm
school supplies are waiting for them in their classroom!
Be sure to register with the online payment method
In May, we will begin the virtue of Enthusiasm.
and order your school supplies by June 6th!
Enthusiasm is being inspired - full of spirit. It is being
No long shopping lines! No hassle! And save money!
cheerful and happy. It is doing something
wholeheartedly, with zeal and eagerness - giving 100% to
what you do. It comes from having a positive attitude!
“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.”
Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
Where will you be next year? If your
child will NOT be attending Prince
Charles next year, please let the office
know as soon as possible. Thank you!
ONLINE PAYMENTS
COMING SOON!
For safety and efficiency, we want to reduce
the amount of Cash & Checks coming into our school.
The entire school district will be going to an online
payment system for you to make payments of school
related fees. At Prince Charles, we will start right
away by offering you Student School Supplies online.
Other fees will be available online in September.
Parents, please register right away and order your
child’s school supplies for next year! Here’s how:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Go to this website:
https://abbotsford.schoolcashonline.com
Register by selecting the “Get Started Now” and
following the steps.
After you receive the confirmation email, please
select the ‘click here’ option, sign in and add each of
your children to your household account.
Thank you parents!
Our Mission - An interactive community of lifelong learners dedicated to achieving individual potential
March 3, 2015 | Page 2
Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent
and School Trustee Visit Prince Charles
Last week our school trustee, Mrs. Freddy
Latham, visited Prince Charles during our Matthew’s
House Starbucks coffee fund raiser. She took part in
our fund raiser and then student council was able to
give her a tour of our great school. Some of the items
on the tour were First Nations’ art projects,
gymnastics and ski program, heritage fair and earth
day projects, and library Learning Commons and the
Lego/Multimedia room. Our students did an amazing
job of showing her the fantastic learning occurring
here at our school.
On Thursday, student council welcomed our
Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Kevin Godden.
During the tour he asked them many questions about
their learning and what it meant to them. Student
council did an excellent job of answering these
questions and demonstrated that they are learning
much. Mr. Godden was so impressed with what he
saw at our school that he requested Mr. Gino Bondi,
Assistant Superintendent, to come check out Prince
Charles.
On Friday, Mr. Bondi came and spent some
time speaking with Mrs. Hiebert, who is piloting a
new electronic portfolio program called Fresh Grade,
and to check out our Learning Commons in our
library. He too was impressed with the amount of
great things happening for children at our school. I
would like to thank the staff and students for
showcasing the best of Prince Charles to our guests.
Mr. Goddden, Superintendent
w/ leadership team members.
Planning for Next Year…
School Writing Goal
This year our staff has been working hard at
increasing students’ ability to write. We have seen
great student progress. Check out our progress by
going to the following website:
http://princecharles.sd34.bc.ca/sites/default/files/Scho
ol%20Wide%20Write%201st%207%202nd%20Term
%20Comparison%20Graphs.pdf
You can also click on school goal on our website
(http://princecharles.sd34.bc.ca) under about us to see
this data.
Class Placement Requests for Next Year
As we approach June, we are preparing to build
classes for next year. We would like to give our
parents the opportunity to put forth any requests they
have for placing their child in a specific class. In
preparing this formal request, we would ask that
parents give specific reasons for making this a
priority for their child (i.e. what 'educational'
reasons support the request?). This provides us with
another piece of 'data' when we try to complete the
complicated puzzle of building classes together. We
try our best to honour these requests, but there may
be times that other factors (i.e. class size and
composition) have a greater impact on the placement
of a child in a class. We would ask that all parents
support our staff in the final decisions that are
made when classes are built. It is very important for
all our students, parents and staff to start the year with
a positive outlook for success.
All requests should be in
written form and addressed
to Mr. Friesen at the office.
Along with your requested
teacher for next year and
educational reason, please
include your child’s current
teacher, grade, and division.
Please note that the grade
teachers will teach may
change. It will be dependent
on student enrolment.
Mr. Bondi, Assistant
Superintendent w/
leadership members.
March 3, 2015 | Page 3
PAC NEWS
Matthew’s House
Morning Coffee Fund Raiser
Thank you to everyone who came out last
Wednesday to raise funds for Matthews House. In
two hours we raised over $400! Way to go Prince
Charles Community. What a caring school we have!
Family Movie Night
Thursday, May 7th
Please plan on bring your family to our PAC
movie night on May 7, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm
(movie starts at 6:15 pm). Admission is $1.00, or a
non-perishable food item, with proceeds going to the
Food Bank. We will be viewing Big Hero 6 (check
out trailer here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3biFxZIJOQ).
Prince Charles Community BBQ
Friday, June 12th
Please mark your calendars and come out for
an evening of food and fun with families from our
community. The PAC would like to have a BBQ for
families in our school so that we can spend some time
getting to know each other and celebrate our great
community. Your whole family is welcome to attend!
McHappy Meal Day Fund Raiser
For Pantry34 program
The PAC is supporting another great cause
this Thursday, May 7th. On this day students will be
able to order a McHappy Meal and support The
Pantry34 program, which provides 1/3 of Abbotsford
schools with year around nutritious snacks and drinks
to children in need. Thank you for supporting
students who are in need in our community. Yellow
order forms were sent home earlier this week.
Prince Charles students
showcase their skills!